High Failure Rates of Melarsoprol for Sleeping Sickness, Democratic Republic of Congo
oleh: Jo Robays, Gaspard Nyamowala, Claude Sese, Victor Betu Ku Mesu Kande, Pascal Lutumba, Wim Van der Veken, Marleen Boelaert
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-06-01 |
Deskripsi
A retrospective chart review of 4,925 human African trypanosomiasis patients treated with melarsoprol in 2001–2003 in Equateur Nord Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo showed a treatment failure rate of 19.5%. This rate increased over the 3 years. Relapse rates were highest in the central part of the province.